Scottish television reporter Ross King has joined former Lioness Karen Carney and Game of Thrones star Kristian Nairn as the final celebrity contestants for Strictly Come Dancing 2025.<\/strong><\/p>\n The trio were announced on Friday as the line-up for the upcoming series was completed.<\/p>\n Glasgow-born King said it is a \u201cdream come true to be part of an iconic show\u201d.<\/p>\n The entertainment presenter features on STV\u2019s Good Morning Britain and Lorraine as a Los Angeles correspondent and has also written three novels.<\/p>\n On joining the show, King said: \u201cFrom the bright lights of Hollywood to the glittering ballroom \u2013 it\u2019s a dream come true to be part of such an iconic show.<\/p>\n \u201cI can\u2019t wait to learn from the best, meet my fellow contestants, and, most importantly\u2026 try not to step on too many toes! Let\u2019s give this the best that I can! As my mum always said: \u201cYou\u2019ll never know till you give it a go!\u201d<\/p>\n Kristian Nairn played Hodor in the HBO fantasy series and currently performs as a DJ, while Carney is a sports presenter and co-hosts the Long Story Short podcast with fellow former Lioness Jill Scott.<\/p>\n They will join the likes of Geordie Shore star Vicky Pattison and Neighbours actor Stefan Dennis to compete on Strictly, which returns next month.<\/p>\n Carney told BBC\u2019s Radio 2 that being confirmed for the show was \u201cnerve-racking\u201d but she is \u201cso excited\u201d to participate.<\/p>\n She said: \u201cObviously football, I\u2019ve retired six years ago, so this is something very new to me, but (I am a) huge fan of the show so I can\u2019t wait, and now it\u2019s out, which is like a relief to get it out there and say that I\u2019m going to be on the show.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m mega-excited.\u201d<\/p>\n The former footballer, who has played for Chelsea, Arsenal, Birmingham City and England and is currently a pundit for men and women\u2019s football, said she had kept her participation in Strictly a secret until now, adding even her family did not know.<\/p>\n Nairn, who is also known for his role as Wee John Feeney in the HBO comedy Our Flag Means Death, told Radio 2 he is used to keeping secrets as people would question him about Game of Thrones plotlines.<\/p>\n He said: \u201cI will say, doesn\u2019t mean that I\u2019m good at it.<\/p>\n \u201cAnyway, I have kept secrets for years on end about plot points, but yeah, it doesn\u2019t mean I\u2019m very good at it.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s such an amazing show (Strictly) and I love that.<\/p>\n \u201cI love dance, I love music, I love movement, and I really saw it as a chance to get back into that, because it\u2019s been a long time. It really has been a long time, as you will see.<\/p>\n \u201cI do have a few moves and I do have rhythm, but it\u2019s the DJ shuffle and it\u2019s very different to what I\u2019m going to be doing now.\u201d<\/p>\n Other contestants confirmed for the show this year include Gladiator Harry Aikines-Aryeetey, also known as Nitro, and former The Apprentice star Tom Skinner.<\/p>\n Skinner was announced as a contestant after the 34-year-old met US vice president JD Vance for a barbecue and drinks, with the social media personality \u2013 who befriended Donald Trump\u2019s number two on social media platform X \u2013 describing the event as \u201conce in a lifetime\u201d.<\/p>\n Also in the Strictly line-up this year is podcast host and YouTube star George Clarke, RuPaul\u2019s Drag Race UK finalist La Voix, former England rugby player Chris Robshaw, and model and CBBC actress Ellie Goldstein, who is to become the first contestant with Down\u2019s syndrome to take part in the full series.<\/p>\n Love Island winner Dani Dyer-Bowen, EastEnders actress Balvinder Sopal, Doctor Who star Alex Kingston, and former footballer Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink will also take to the dance floor.<\/p>\n Strictly, hosted by Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly, will return to BBC One and BBC iPlayer in September, with Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse, Anton Du Beke and Shirley Ballas as judges.<\/p>\n
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